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Non GAA Discussion => General discussion => Topic started by: omaghjoe on May 07, 2016, 05:39:00 AM

Title: Canada Wildfires
Post by: omaghjoe on May 07, 2016, 05:39:00 AM
Some of the footage of this fire and people's escapes is crazy

Unfortunately alot of people seem to have lost their homes, I havent heard word of many casualties... hopefully it stay like that.

Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: seafoid on May 07, 2016, 08:31:48 AM
Climate change
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: Gabriel_Hurl on May 07, 2016, 11:48:02 AM
Quote from: omaghjoe on May 07, 2016, 05:39:00 AM
Some of the footage of this fire and people's escapes is crazy

Unfortunately alot of people seem to have lost their homes, I havent heard word of many casualties... hopefully it stay like that.

Zero human casualties - a city of 80,000 evacuated safely. Heard lots of stories of people getting stranded on side of the highway and others stopping to help them. A few of the big oil companies have shifted their employees out and are making to room in their camps for the evacuees.

The scenes are like something from a disaster movie.
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: seafoid on May 07, 2016, 02:12:53 PM
Very close to the tar sands as well
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: Main Street on May 07, 2016, 09:49:49 PM
I suppose it's a given that a gas station will just explode and make matters worse, but how much extra impact does a gas station explosion add to the inferno?
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: LeoMc on May 07, 2016, 11:23:12 PM
To put it in perspective it is an area the size of County Louth or75% of County Armagh that is on fire.
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: Hardy on May 08, 2016, 12:43:57 PM
Quote from: LeoMc on May 07, 2016, 11:23:12 PM
To put it in perspective it is an area the size of County Louth ... that is on fire.

Hmm....
Title: Re: Canada Wildfires
Post by: Main Street on May 08, 2016, 01:23:31 PM
Not that big a loss then.